Trivia on Jewel
- Originally auditioned for the role of Rosie on "Space Cases" (1996),
which went to Paige Christina. She later got the role of Catalina.
- Is the youngest of seven children, and lives just three blocks away from
her parents in Vancouver.
- Has been involved with AIDS Project since her uncle died of the disease.
- Her favourite hobbies are travelling and writing.
- Had to move from her hometown of Vancouver to Toronto during her two
year run on the Disney show "Flash Forward" (1996), one of the better shows
for young people of the 1990s.
- In Vancouver she joined in the ground-breaking ceremony for an AIDS
memorial where the names of AIDS victims in the area will be permanently
memorialized.
- Gained 20 lbs for the part of Kaylee in the TV series "Firefly"
(2002/I). When the show was later adapted into a motion picture (Serenity
(2005)), the show had been over for a little while and she had lost the
weight. She was told that they weren't going to give anyone else the part
anyway, so she didn't have to re-gain the weight.
